linux-kernel - Re: [net-next PATCH v4 04/14] net: phy: Add a binding for PHY LEDs

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Date:   Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:31:27 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Marek Behún <kabel@...nel.org>
Cc:     Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        John Crispin <john@...ozen.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
        linux-leds@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v4 04/14] net: phy: Add a binding for PHY LEDs

> Yes, and this would solve the problem for a user who wants to change
> the behaviour of a LED for a given PHY. But a user who wants to list
> all available LEDs by listing /sys/class/leds can also retrieve a nice
> list of names that make sense, if the documented format is followed.

Please make a concrete proposal.

Also, keep in mind, ethernet device names change at runtime, and are
not unique. Function also changes at run time, which is in fact the
whole purpose of this collection of patchsets.

      Andrew